Holy Scripture
Job 40:24
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“In his eyes He will take him as with a hook. 14. It is much to be observed, that the Lord, tempering in His mercy the words of His Scripture, alarms us at one time with sharp excitements, comforts us at another with gentle consolations, and blends terror with comforts, and comforts with terror; in order that, while th…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
24Yet one shall take him in his sight; One shall catch him with a cord, and pierce his nose.
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22And the great trees make a shadow over him with their branches, And so do the bushes of the field.
23If there should be a flood, he will not perceive it; He trusts that Jordan will rush up into his mouth.
— Job 40:24 —
25But wilt thou catch the serpent with a hook, And put a halter about his nose?
26Or wilt thou fasten a ring in his nostril, And bore his lip with a clasp?